# proficient

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ · frequency rank #19,946

## Definitions
1. Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

## Etymology
From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere (“to go forward, advance, make progress, succeed, be profitable or useful”), from pro (“forth, forward”) + facere (“to make, do”); see fact.

## Easily confused with
- **proficiency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/proficiency-vs-proficient)

## Common misspellings (15)
`porficient`, `pproficient`, `prfoicient`, `profciient`, `profficient`, `proficcient`, `proficeint`, `proficiennt`, `proficientt`, `proficietn`, `proficinet`, `profiicent`, `proifcient`, `prroficient`, `rpoficient`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/proficient